Posted: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016. 7:25 p.m. CST
By Aaron Humes: Two students of Wesley Junior College, 19 year old Stradi Cassasola and 19 year old Demrey Lewis, were charged with kept firearm without a gun license when they appeared today before Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser.
They pleaded not guilty to the charge. They were remanded into custody until March 18. The police reported that they were in Belama Phase 3 when they heard 3 apparent gunshots which came from a small black car.
They said they pursued the vehicle through Chetumal Street on to Faber’s Road and they intercepted it on Gibson’s Street. They reported that when they searched the car they found a Taurus brand 9 millimetre pistol with serial number 65721.
As a result, they arrested and charged Cassasola, the driver of the car, and the passenger, Lewis.
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